Inelastic Time History Analysis of Steel Moment Frames subjected to Pulse-like Ground Motions

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yaghmaei-Sabegh
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
History Analysis

scholarly journals Comparison of Scaling Ground Motions Using Arithmetic with Logarithm Values for Spectral Matching Procedure

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Dong-sheng Wang ◽  
Xiao-yu Chen ◽  
Hong-nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Spectral Matching ◽  
Moment Resisting Frame ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Structural Time

In recent studies, spectral matching is the most commonly proposed method for selecting earthquake records for time-history analysis of structures. However, until now, there have been no serious investigations of the effects of coordinate values on the scaling of ground motions. This paper investigated the influence of using arithmetic and logarithmic values of response spectra in spectral matching procedures (i.e., ASM and LSM methods) on the results of nonlinear structural time-history analysis. Steel moment resisting frame structures of the 3-, 9-, and 20-stories, which represent low-, medium-, and high-rise buildings, respectively, were used as examples. Structural benchmark responses were determined by calculating the arithmetic mean and median of peak interstory drift ratio (PIDR) demands based on the three record sets developed by the American SAC Steel Project. The three record sets represent seismic hazard levels with 50%, 10%, and 2% probabilities exceeded in 50 years, and their average acceleration spectra were also taken as the target spectrum. Moreover, another 40 record components for selection were scaled both by ASM and LSM methods. The seven components whose spectra were best compatible with the target spectra were selected for the structural time-history analysis. The scale factors obtained by the LSM method are nearly larger than that of the ASM method, and their ranking and selection of records are different. The estimation accuracies of structural mean (median) responses by both methods can be controlled within an engineering acceptable range (±20%), but the LSM method may cause larger structural responses than the ASM method. The LSM method has a better capacity for reducing the variability of structural responses than the ASM method, and this advantage is more significant for longer-period structures (e.g., 20-story structure) with more severe nonlinear responses.

scholarly journals Assessment of Earthquake Destructive Power to Structures Based on Machine Learning Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6210
Author(s):  
Ruihao Zheng ◽  
Chen Xiong ◽  
Xiangbin Deng ◽  
Qiangsheng Li ◽  
Yi Li
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Deep Layers

This study presents a machine learning-based method for the destructive power assessment of earthquake to structures. First, the analysis procedure of the method is presented, and the backpropagation neural network (BPNN) and convolutional neural network (CNN) are used as the machine learning algorithms. Second, the optimized BPNN architecture is obtained by discussing the influence of a different number of hidden layers and nodes. Third, the CNN architecture is proposed based on several classical deep learning networks. To build the machine learning models, 50,570 time-history analysis results of a structural system subjected to different ground motions are used as training, validation, and test samples. The results of the BPNN indicate that the features extraction method based on the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) can well reflect the frequency-/time-domain characteristics of ground motions. The results of the CNN indicate that the CNN exhibits better accuracy (R2 = 0.8737) compared with that of the BPNN (R2 = 0.6784). Furthermore, the CNN model exhibits remarkable computational efficiency, the prediction of 1000 structures based on the CNN model takes 0.762 s, while 507.81 s are required for the conventional time-history analysis (THA)-based simulation. Feature visualization of different layers of the CNN reveals that the shallow to deep layers of the CNN can extract the high to low-frequency features of ground motions. The proposed method can assist in the fast prediction of engineering demand parameters of large-number structures, which facilitates the damage or loss assessments of regional structures for timely emergency response and disaster relief after earthquake.

Sensitivity analysis of the influence of ground motion intensity levels on the seismic behavior of steel frames in assessment of the target displacement considering near-fault effects

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-486
Author(s):  
Alireza Esfahanian ◽  
Ali Akbar Aghakouchak
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
Steel Frames ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Demands ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Far Fault

Nonlinear time-history analysis conducted as part of a performance-based seismic design approach often require that the ground motion records are selected and then scaled to a specified level of seismic intensity. In such analyses, besides an adequate structural model, a set of acceleration time-series is needed as the most realistic representation of the seismic action. In this paper, the effects of scaling procedure on seismic demands of steel frames are investigated. To this, two special steel moment-resisting frames with considerable higher mode effects, and two sets of ground motions, including near-fault and far-fault motions are considered. Moreover, three scaling procedures are introduced for performing nonlinear dynamic time-history analysis of structures. Among different demands, lateral roof displacement and interstory drift are selected as seismic demands. The height-wise distribution of demands shows that the inelastic seismic demands of the near-fault pulse-like ground motions differ considerably from those of far-fault ones. These results show that the story drifts are mostly larger for far-fault motions in the upper story levels in comparison to near-fault records and in the lower floors, the reverse is true. Thus, the scaling procedures directly affect the results of seismic demands and choosing different methods would result in varying responses. Moreover, a low-cost and fairly effective procedure is proposed to estimate the target displacement demands of buildings from response-spectrum analyses, considering near-fault effects. The precision of this method is verified by nonlinear time-history analysis results, as the benchmark solution, and acceptable improvements have been achieved.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Indonesian Seismic Codes Applied on Vertically Irregular RC Building in High Seismicity Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ibnu Syamsi ◽  
◽  
Taufiq Ilham Maulana ◽  
Hararya Widyantama ◽  
Muhammad Rezki Ian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Total Displacement ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Force ◽  
Rc Building ◽  
High Seismicity

The Aceh earthquake suffering Indonesia in 2004, and some big ground motions afterward led the earthquake-resistant building standard provisions to be updated. The rise of ground motions increases the lateral forces, so reevaluating existing buildings is needed, especially for Irregular buildings, which are more vulnerable than the regular ones. This study investigates the increase of earthquake loads and the building response in the high seismicity region due to the updated Indonesian code from SNI 1726:2002 to SNI 1726:2012. Building A in DI Yogyakarta with vertical irregularity on a certain floor is chosen as the object to be studied. There are two types of seismic loads to be simulated, response spectrum and time history analysis. The building is simulated using the numerical program, and four ground motion histories are selected for the dynamic exiting forces. The analysis result shows an increase in the story force either in the response spectrum or the time history. By taking the building's top floor as the reference point, the increase in lateral displacement is also detected in both response spectrum and time history analysis. From the interstory drift ratio examinations, it is also found that there is a weak point located on the setback part that is not identified just by observing the total displacement. This paper compiles the comparison of two versions of the Indonesian seismic code, two types of seismic force, and two points of view in analyzing the building response. Furthermore, the result presented in this paper also beneficial for mitigating the building.

Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Design Considerations for Offshore Platforms

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiun-Yih Chen ◽  
Richard Litton ◽  
Albert Ku ◽  
Ramsay Fraser ◽  
Philippe Jeanjean
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Radiation Damping ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
History Analysis

Offshore platforms for oil and gas production in seismic regions around the world are often required to be designed for seismic hazards according to International Standards (e.g., ISO 19901-2 [1] and ISO 19902 [2]). This paper discusses three important aspects of the nonlinear dynamic time history analysis commonly used to design for Abnormal Level Earthquakes (ALE) in light of findings from recent centrifuge modeling and numerical simulation of the response of offshore structures under earthquake excitations. First, greater-than-expected ground motion de-amplification has been observed in a recent seismic soil-structure interaction centrifuge program for typical “soft” marine clays with undrained shear strength up to 100 kPa per API RP 2GEO [3]. Second, the current industry practice of using uniform down-pile ground motions in the time history analysis tends to underestimate pile bending moments. Use of depth-varying ground motions is strongly recommended to better characterize pile bending moments. Alternatively, a simplified design approach is proposed to account for the higher bending moments from the use of more realistic depth-varying ground motions. This approach is illustrated with a design example. Lastly, hysteretic and radiation damping in soil-structure interaction is discussed. Modeling of hysteretic damping is achieved using nonlinear elasto-plastic soil springs with unload-reload behavior following Masing’s rule, whereas modeling of radiation damping is achieved using viscous dashpots in a parallel or series arrangement with the axial and lateral soil springs and with dashpot coefficients based on O’Rourke and Dobry [4]. The centrifuge data show that proper modeling of radiation damping is important to accurately predict pile load and settlement.

PERILAKU STRUKTUR BAJA TIPE MRF DENGAN BEBAN LATERAL BERDASARKAN SNI 1726-2012 DAN METODE PERFORMANCE BASED PLASTIC DESIGN (PBPD)

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidiasari Jati Sunaryati Eem Ikhsan
Keyword(s):  
Pushover Analysis ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Plastic Design ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Static Pushover Analysis

Struktur rangka baja pemikul momen merupakan jenis struktur baja tahan gempa yang populer digunakan. Daktilitas struktur yang tinggi merupakan salah satu keunggulan struktur ini, sehingga mampu menahan deformasi inelastik yang besar. Dalam desain, penggunaan metode desain elastis berupa evaluasi non-linear static (Pushover analysis) maupun evaluasi non-linear analisis (Time History Analysis) masih digunakan sebagai dasar perencanaan meskipun perilaku struktur sebenarnya saat kondisi inelastik tidak dapat digambarkan dengan baik. Metode Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) berkembang untuk melihat perilaku struktur sebenarnya dengan cara menetapkan terlebih dahulu simpangan dan mekanisme leleh struktur sehingga gaya geser dasar yang digunakan adalah sama dengan usaha yang dibutuhkan untuk mendorong struktur hingga tercapai simpangan yang telah direncanakan. Studi dilakukan terhadap struktur baja 5 lantai yang diberi beban gempa berdasarkan SNI 1726, 2012 dan berdasarkan metode PBPD. Hasil analisa menunjukkan bahwa struktur yang diberi gaya gempa berdasarkan metode PBPD mencapai simpangan maksimum sesuai simpangan rencana dan kinerja struktur yang dihasilkan lebih baik .

Effects of Fling Step and Forward Directivity on Seismic Response of Buildings

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol Kalkan ◽  
Sashi K. Kunnath
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
Damage Potential ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Forward Directivity ◽  
Fling Step ◽  
Far Fault

This paper investigates the consequences of well-known characteristics of near-fault ground motions on the seismic response of steel moment frames. Additionally, idealized pulses are utilized in a separate study to gain further insight into the effects of high-amplitude pulses on structural demands. Simple input pulses were also synthesized to simulate artificial fling-step effects in ground motions originally having forward directivity. Findings from the study reveal that median maximum demands and the dispersion in the peak values were higher for near-fault records than far-fault motions. The arrival of the velocity pulse in a near-fault record causes the structure to dissipate considerable input energy in relatively few plastic cycles, whereas cumulative effects from increased cyclic demands are more pronounced in far-fault records. For pulse-type input, the maximum demand is a function of the ratio of the pulse period to the fundamental period of the structure. Records with fling effects were found to excite systems primarily in their fundamental mode while waveforms with forward directivity in the absence of fling caused higher modes to be activated. It is concluded that the acceleration and velocity spectra, when examined collectively, can be utilized to reasonably assess the damage potential of near-fault records.

scholarly journals Record-to-record variability and code-compatible seismic safety-checking with limited number of records

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Jalayer ◽  
Hossein Ebrahimian ◽  
Andrea Miano
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Safety ◽  
Hazard Curve ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Seismic Hazard Curve ◽  
Cloud Analysis

AbstractThe Italian code requires spectrum compatibility with mean spectrum for a suite of accelerograms selected for time-history analysis. Although these requirements define minimum acceptability criteria, it is likely that code-based non-linear dynamic analysis is going to be done based on limited number of records. Performance-based safety-checking provides formal basis for addressing the record-to-record variability and the epistemic uncertainties due to limited number of records and in the estimation of the seismic hazard curve. “Cloud Analysis” is a non-linear time-history analysis procedure that employs the structural response to un-scaled ground motion records and can be directly implemented in performance-based safety-checking. This paper interprets the code-based provisions in a performance-based key and applies further restrictions to spectrum-compatible record selection aiming to implement Cloud Analysis. It is shown that, by multiplying a closed-form coefficient, code-based safety ratio could be transformed into simplified performance-based safety ratio. It is shown that, as a proof of concept, if the partial safety factors in the code are set to unity, this coefficient is going to be on average slightly larger than unity. The paper provides the basis for propagating the epistemic uncertainties due to limited sample size and in the seismic hazard curve to the performance-based safety ratio both in a rigorous and simplified manner. If epistemic uncertainties are considered, the average code-based safety checking could end up being unconservative with respect to performance-based procedures when the number of records is small. However, it is shown that performance-based safety checking is possible with no extra structural analyses.

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